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Saturday, September 10, 2005Liveblogging: Angels at White SoxColon vs. Garland
Because I live just 100 miles from Chicago, I am considered to be a part of Chicago's region and I get to see the Angels game instead of the crap national game of Red Sox-Yanks. Colon has already given up a run, on a double, sac bunt, and a single. Finley is in the game, which means 3-4 free outs for ChiSox pitchers. UPDATE (1:20): Well, Colon seems to be struggling, walking three with a man on with two outs in the 2nd. Fortunately, he got the next guy out with minimal damage. In the 3rd the Angels were able to pick up a pair of runs from a DaVanon walk, a Flying Molina (the Younger) double, an AK sac bunt, and an OC single. UPDATE (1:33): Finley just hit a HOME RUN! Jeebus! UPDATE (1:53): And GA goes yard in the 5th. 6-2 Angels. UPDATE (2:30): Figgins just hit a solo HR to lead off the 7th. Colon is likely done for the game, going 6 innings and giving up 2 runs. Gutsy performance. He certainly helped his Cy Young case, while his team hurt Garland's. UPDATE (2:33): OC just scored from first on a double by GA. Looked to me like the tag got him. Replays showed inconclusive (there was no definitive angle), but it still looked like OC should have been out. Not that it really ends up mattering since it is now 10-2 Angels with a Vlad sac fly. UPDATE (2:55): Well, Yan and Christensen made it a little frightening, but a double play and a strikeout were able to end teh inning with just two runs scored. UPDATE (3:10): The Angels bullpen certainly wants to make this game close. Another Sox run has scored, and then there was another controversial call against the Sox. On a double play grounder, Izturis "caught" the throw from Kotchman and dropped it on the transfer to throw it to first. Let's just say that in the NFL that would have been an incomplete pass. It did not seem he had very good control, but he had the ball when he touched the bag. Anyways, that inning is over...the bullpen just needs to go 1 more. UPDATE (3:30): And the game is finally over, Angels win 10-5. Colon is now 19-6, with a 3.23 ERA. Comments:with all the grief GA has been getting, he is still actually hitting .353 this month... pretty pathetic ops all season, today's hr otherwise, but I won't complain too much about .353. (although I will still complain about his contract.) He has been hitting singles well, just with little power. And I have actually not given him much grief this year. |
